Category: Fairy tales

Live in England (preferably Hampshire!) and want to hear some fairy tales? On Sunday 12th June, along with my friend and fellow storyteller Claire Kerry, I am are going to be storytelling at Test Valley Garden & Literary Festival! We're doing short performances of lesser-known fairy tales, including 'White Bear King Valemon,' 'Bremen Town Musicians,' and 'Snow... Continue Reading →

Last week, I travelled to the University of Chichester for a talk and book signing with Marina Warner, hosted by the Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales and Fantasy. When I saw this event being advertised I knew I had to go, because Marina Warner. Enough said. Instead of reading from her new short story collection,... Continue Reading →

A vast, bustling metropolis like Chicago does not seem a likely place to find fairy tales. But there is magic everywhere, if you take the time to look for it. During this trip, it came in the form of a Christmas market and a visit to the Museum of Science & Industry. The Christmas market was... Continue Reading →

Summer means travelling, and travelling means new bookshops! I've managed to acquire some interesting fairy tale books over the last few months, which I'd like to throw into the fairy tale blogosphere. So without further ado, here is my summer 2015 fairy tale book haul (and yes, that is my Hello Kitty duvet in... Continue Reading →

On the August 16th, I went to Mannington Hall in Norfolk for their fairy tales and fables day. As part of this event, I did some storytelling for families and also gave a talk about the history and context of fairy tales for adults. All in all, it was a wonderful day and I am so... Continue Reading →

When I watched this film for the first time back in 2011, I didn't really know what was going on and or think much of it. However, watching it again recently, I quite enjoyed it and picked up on a lot of fairy tale references. I'm sure other people have blogged about this film and... Continue Reading →

I've never been a huge fan of 'Cinderella,' but all the studying of fairy tales I've done for my dissertation has made me warm up to it a bit. I was willing to give it another chance, and so yesterday I went to see Disney's new live-action version, directed by Kenneth Branagh. Not gonna lie,... Continue Reading →

There always seems to be a nucleus of well-known fairy tales, which many people don't know there is a whole world beyond. The help rectify this, idea of this blog tour is to share some obscure fairy tales! The tour so far: Adam with 'The White Cat' at Fairy Tale Fandom Kristin with 'The True History... Continue Reading →

I was recently tagged for the Inspiring Blogger Award and received a shout out from Adam over at Fairy Tale Fandom. Thank you for thinking of me, and here is my post in response! The idea of this tag is to post 7 facts about yourself that other people may not know. Since this is a... Continue Reading →